Team Lead, Android Core Product

Speechify

. Own major Android features end to end from decision through release, working closely with Design .

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeRemote • California • United StatesSenior💰 $140,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Android development with a strong focus on Kotlin, Kotlin Coroutines, and Clean Architecture, while effectively leading teams and improving processes. Capable of enhancing user experience through innovative UI/UX design and maintaining high reliability metrics.

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KotlinKotlin CoroutinesKotlin FlowDagger 2MVVM

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Hard Skills

Android DevelopmentClean ArchitectureBackground ServicesMusic Player ServiceJetpack NavigationJUnit TestsAutomated TestingFeature Release ManagementProcess ImprovementTechnical Issue Resolution

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationUser EmpathySelf-DriveTeam LeadershipConflict Management

Tools & Technologies

Android StudioGitCI/CD ToolsAI Agents

Industry Keywords

Software EngineeringUI/UX DesignOpen Source ProjectsBackground Audio ManagementTeam Collaboration

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidDaggeriOSJUnitKotlinNode.jsOpen Source

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own major Android features end to end from decision through release, working closely with Design
Own, maintain, and improve reliability metrics for key features
Review pull requests and provide developmental feedback
Unblock engineers by investigating and resolving technical issues
Consolidate successful implementations into shared team solutions
Maintain tested, clear, and reusable shared components
Improve team processes and decide when working methods should change
Reduce manual intervention required for correct releases
Address recurring problems by changing underlying systems
Shift verification left through increased automated checks
Run planning focused on unresolved decisions
Define appropriate review levels and required sign-offs
Participate in Product, Design, and Engineering discussions and communicate team constraints
Handle critical issues, own feature releases, and provide nightly builds to QA
Support early-career engineers with meaningful work and learning time

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of software engineering experience, including time leading a team or owning a major surface while staying hands-on
Rock solid Kotlin, Kotlin Coroutines, Kotlin Flow, Dagger 2, MVVM, Clean Architecture, Background Services, Music Player Service, Android animations, Jetpack Navigation, and JUnit tests
Experience shipping and maintaining background audio or other long-running background work
Understanding of the importance of tests and how to approach writing them, including what can't be covered by them
Experience introducing processes or practices that remain adopted by a team
Comfort asking people to change how they work and managing the resulting friction
Ability to determine which changes need heavy review and which do not
Track record of building things the rest of the team actually used
Ability to describe how the team works with AI agents
Product design intuition, user empathy, and drive to push Android UI/UX beyond specifications
Self-drive to improve the app and codebase beyond the specification
Excellent communication skills
Portfolio and LinkedIn links requested with application
Several technical interviews plus an assessment on a real codebase
Open source Android projects, iOS, Web, or NodeJS experience are bonuses

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus
Stock depending on experience
100% distributed work setting
Flexible remote work with no office
Diverse and inclusive workplace